Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Condition', 'Contamination', 'Cover'

Deutsch: China / Español: China / Português: China / Français: Chine / Italiano: Cina

China is a significant player in the environment context due to its vast size, rapid economic growth, and considerable environmental challenges and initiatives. As the world's most populous country and second-largest economy, China has a profound impact on global environmental issues, including climate change, pollution, and biodiversity. It is both a major contributor to environmental degradation and a key actor in global efforts to address environmental challenges through ambitious policies, investments in renewable energy, and international cooperation.

Deutsch: Chip-Neuprogrammierung / Español: reprogramación de chips / Português: reprogramação de chips / Français: reflashage de puces / Italiano: riflashaggio del chip

Chip reflashing in the environmental context typically refers to the process of updating or modifying the firmware of electronic chips within devices to alter their performance characteristics or capabilities. Although more commonly associated with automotive and computer industries, the environmental implications of chip reflashing are significant, particularly when it comes to reducing waste and extending the life of electronic devices.

Deutsch: Meißelpflügen / Español: Labranza de cincel / Português: Arado de ponta vara / Français: Labourage au ciseau / Italiano: Aratura a scalpello /

A Chisel Plowing is Preparing croplands by using a special implement that avoids complete inversion of the soil as in conventional plowing.

Chiseling of compacted soils are Loosening the soil, without inverting and with a minimum of mixing of the surface soil, to shatter restrictive layers below the normal plow depth that

Deutsch: Chlorid / Español: Cloruro / Português: Cloreto / Français: Chlorure / Italiano: Cloruro

In the environment context, "chloride" refers to the anionic form of chlorine (Cl-) found naturally in many environmental sources, including seawater, salt lakes, and underground brine reservoirs, as well as in various organic and inorganic compounds. It is one of the major inorganic anions in water and plays a significant role in various biological and ecological processes.

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons are

1. Chemicals containing only chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.

A Chlorinated Solvent is an organic solvent containing chlorine atoms(e.g.

Deutsch: Chlorierung / Español: Cloración / Português: Cloração / Français: Chloration / Italiano: Clorazione /

A Chlorination is the application of chlorine to drinking water, sewage, or industrial waste to disinfect or to oxidize undesirable compounds.

chlorination byproducts are cancer-causing chemicals created when chlorine used for water disinfection combines with dirt and organic Matter in water.

A Chlorinator is a device that adds chlorine, in gas or liquid form, to water or sewage to kill infectious bacteria.